Hugo Chavez body to be put on permanent display

By Paul Haven
Published March 7, 2013 5:00am ET
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Hugo Chavez body to be put on permanent display
A large image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is on display where mourners line up to view his body lying in state at the military academy in Caracas, Thursday, March 7, 2013. While Venezuela remains deeply divided over the country's future, the multitudes weeping and crossing themselves as they reached the president's coffin early Thursday were united in grief and admiration for a man many considered a father figure. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) | Ariana Cubillos

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez’s body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which he ruled for 14 years, his successor announced Thursday in a Caribbean version of the treatment given Communist revolutionary leaders like Lenin, Mao and Ho Chi Minh.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s acting head of state, said Chavez would first lie in state for “at least” another seven days at the military academy where he was brought Wednesday.

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